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corrupt collapse: lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"; touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"; containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"; alter from the original; corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

succeed collapse: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"; attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

defeat collapse: an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

largess collapse: a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

kilometer collapse: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)

thumb collapse: the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb; the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

hook collapse: a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent; a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"; a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something; a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something; a catch for locking a door; a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook; approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"; entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"; secure with the foot; "hook the ball"; fasten with a hook; catch with a hook; "hook a fish"; hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"; hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left; take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"

reach collapse: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out; be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"; move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"; reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"; reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"; reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"; to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

twiddle collapse: a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns; manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled her thumbs while waiting for the interview"

poach collapse: cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots"; hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"

avarice collapse: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); extreme greed for material wealth

reap collapse: gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"; get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

divination collapse: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means; successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck

reclaim collapse: make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"; reuse (materials from waste products); claim back

lick collapse: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"; pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"

paw collapse: a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped; touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her"; scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door"

sell collapse: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"; persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"; give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"; exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"; be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"; be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products"; be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"

astrology collapse: a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon

advise collapse: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

fang collapse: hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison; canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey; a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon

conquer collapse: overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

anticipate collapse: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"; realize beforehand; be excited or anxious about; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

derive collapse: develop or evolve from a latent or potential state; come from; "The present name derives from an older form"; obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"

clairvoyance collapse: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

championship collapse: a competition at which a champion is chosen; the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"

Carnival collapse: a festival marked by merrymaking and processions; a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

Epiphany collapse: a divine manifestation; twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

Easter collapse: a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

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